U.S. Rails is a band from Philadelphia that began shortly after 4 Way Street disbanded. Essentially the same group (Ben Arnold, Scott Bricklin, Joseph Parsons, and Matt Muir) added Tom Gillam and changed their sound slightly - a bit more Americana.
The band continued to release albums and do mini-tours even after Bricklin and Parsons moved to Europe. Eventually Parsons left the band, but U.S. Rails still goes on.
Everybody in the band is a terrific songwriter and good friends with one another. Those two aspects come through in the music.
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Black Car" from "My Island," the third album from Jersey rocker Part Time Baby, aka singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Goldstein.
(PRINCETON, NJ) — The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kate Taylor on Friday, November 20, 2026 in an evening of upbeat and bubbling song filled with enthusiasm and love. The concert takes place at Christ Congregation Church in Princeton. Showtime is 8:00pm. A livestream option is available as well.
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Get The Led Out on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 8:00pm. From bombastic and epic to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering.
